WGA Play Day Results for Wednesday, April 10th 2013

Beautiful spring day for the ladies today but lots of the yellow pollen in the air.  Today's format was the always popular President's cup.  We had some star performers today starting with the Gross winner for the Day, Lorraine Chalas.  She scored a respectable 84 being most consistent on the par 4's with 5 par's.  Great work Lorraine.  The net category had Diane Tate with the lowest score of 69.  She was the par 3 champions with only one bogey and three pars.  Only one shot back we had a tie for 2nd with Betty Lynch and the always formidable Mrs. Patricia C. Blank.  Great work girls!

The 9 hole ladies had an interloper with Paula McEachen winning the gross division and Beverly Logan scooping up the net prize.  These ladies are no stranger to the winner circle.

No chip in's today so make sure to play next week for the big chip in pot carry over!

We had four ladies who added some birdie balls to their arsenal.  Monica Lipomi #3, Stephanie Stokes #5,  Karen Finegold #9 & Maureen Buckley #12.

Great work to all the ladies.  We appreciate you playing.  See you next week.

Best,

Dave

WGA Exchange Day Champions Pat Blank, Tricia Knight, Barb Lewis & Ro Kachel

In today's WGA Exchange Day event with Fairwoods #7 we had twenty four ladies divided into six different teams battling it out for the $24 jackpot!  The weather was very cooperative with a little light fog in the morning that burned off quickly and gave way to beautiful Carolina spring day.  The format for the day was one best net ball of the four player team.  We had a bit of a runaway victory with the team of Pat Blank, Tricia Knight, Ro Kachel & Barb Lewis shooting an unbelievably low score of net 53!  The anchor of the team was Pat Blank who shot a net 65 on her own ball.  She obviously had some help to get to the 19 under par score with her teammates contributing in many key areas for sure.  Congratulations to this team for their newly found wealth.  Thanks to all the ladies for coming out and enjoying the day!

Dot Kennihan visualizing how straight and long this one is going to go on #10

Becky Deaton attempts a long putt on the 9th as her playing partners look on in anticipation.

Sharon Fields draws back to make another mighty blow upon the unsuspecting defenseless little pelota

Watch out for that water!

This is not the first time this camera man has been scolded by Mrs. Patricia C. Blank

Looks like that one is slipping by on the right side of the cup for Mrs. B.

2013 Ladies Member Member Championship Results!

2013 Ladies Member Member Champions
Lorraine Chalas and Stephanie Stokes

The results are in and we have crowned a new Champion!  We had a field of 9 teams competing in this years  Ladies Member Member Championship and the competition was stiff to say the least.  Day one saw the team of Lorraine Chalas and Stephanie Stokes on top with a  4 shot lead.  They fired an impressive 64 net with a 5 under par 31 on the front 9.  The team of Deaton and Little were not far behind with an impressive round of 66 with a slew of teams biting at their heals only a few shots back.  We had two closest to the hole contests for day one on #9 & #17.  The prize winner for the 9th hole was Stephanie Stokes and the closest on the 17th was Norma Hyland.

     On day two the wind was up and the conditions were a little tougher for the captains choice format.  The competition was fierce with this years champions eking out a victory by less than 1 shot.  Make sure to congratulate this years Champions, Mrs. Lorraine Chalas and Mrs. Stephanie Stokes for their exceptional play and for being this years first invite to the coveted year end Champions Dinner.  They did it by shooting a two day total of 140.85.  Great work ladies!    We had two more closest to the hole contests today on #2 & #12 with Susan Courneya cashing in on #2 and we had a tie for closest on the 12th hole where Lorraine Chalas and Maureen Buckley claimed that prize.

     Thanks to all the ladies for playing this year.  We certainly appreciate your support!

Day Money and over all money breakdown for the Championship
Tuesday Gross: 87  Norma Hyland & Diane Tate $20
Tuesday Net: 66  Becky Deaton & Wanda Little $20
Wednesday Gross:  82  Betty Lynch & Ann Filo  $20
Wednesday Net:  74.85  Maureen Buckley & Pat Blank  $20

Overall Net: 140.85  Stephanie Stokes & Lorraine Chalas $30

Our Champions Lorraine Chalas and Stehpanie Stokes eagerly watching to see where this one ends up.

Norma Hyland approaches the 8th green while her partner Diane Tate looks on

Betty Lynch prepares to knock one close here on the 7th hole of day 2

Becky Deaton with a nice splash out of the bunker on #7

One of our out of town Members Ann Filo hits one close on this one!

Cindy Tew prepares for another huge drive down the middle.

Lois Lee tells her partner that she's got this hole because it's her home hole.

Maureen Buckley watches intently as this shot trundles down the fairway.

Pat Blank on #7.  Pat did you learn that finish at Tom's Clinics?

Lois Lee and Cindy Tew making their way down the fairway never to busy to stop for a photo

Blank and Buckley look so happy to see me don't you think.

Look at this position by Lorraine Schwerin!  That looks like a tour pro!

Lynn Dunn making it happen on the 6th hole.

I think Mrs. Courneya parked her cart here on purpose because she was trying to  make me go away so I would not take her picture.

Pia trying to get this putt to the hole but came up a little short

Pia's Partner Maggie Dougherty shows her how to drop it in the cup.

WGA Play Day March 20th 2013

Another cool one today for the ladies but it did not keep Norma Hyland and Maureen Buckley from heating up with victories in the Low Gross/Low Net games today.  Norma was the top dog for the gross division with a score of 89.  Not bad given that the weather was pretty cool and the wind was blowing a bit.  She started the day off with a chip in on the 16th hole for a par then proceeded to play the next 5 holes in only two over par.  Stumbling a little through the middle of the round she righted the ship towards the end and posted her winning score which was five shots clear of her nearest competitor.  Nice work Norma!  The champion in the net division was Maureen Buckley.  She struggled a little on the front at the start but finished the outward nine with two net birdies to shoot a net thirty eight.  The inward nine for her was a story of consistency with only one net bogey and two net birdies she carded a thirty five to go with her thirty eight and take the first place spot by three shots over the second place finisher Wanda Little.  Good going Maureen.

We had only one chip in and one birdie for the day today.  The chip in was Norma Hyland on hole 16 as previously mentioned and Karen Finegold made a most excellent birdie on the 9th hole today.  You know what that means Karen.  Make some room for another birdie ball.  Whoo-Hoo!

The nine hole ladies had three die hards competing for the low net prize which was captured by Beverly Logan.  She shot a net 45 to take home all the dough.  Well done Beverly!

Thanks again to all the ladies for playing today and see you next week.

Best,
Dave

 WGA OPENING DAY!!
Today started off early for my girls with a very nice breakfast prepared by the Cornerstone.  The ladies fueled up for a great day on the links in the newly remodeled Cornerstone Bar & Grill.  We had a great showing with almost 30 people for breakfast and 21 players for golf.  Back where I am from in the cold country of North Dakota they had a saying for the spring weather.  In like a lion and out like a lamb.  Today was one of those lion days with the wind blowing and the weather a bit chillier than the last few days but the sun was shining with some beautiful blue sky poking through.  The format for the day was to mix up the 9 hole ladies and the 18 hole ladies and let them go at it for a captains choice cage match!  We had a net winning team and a gross winning team for today.  The gross winners ran away with it by turning in a bogey free score card of three under par 69!  The team consisted of Diane Tate, Phylis Hudson, Susie Points & Pia Orlandi.  Nice work ladies!  They take home the ample sum of $6 each in pro shop credit.  The net winners scored a very respectable 60.5 net to claim their winning checks for Opening day.  The group consisted of Susan Courneya, Wanda Little & Betty Lynch.  Great work ladies!  The will also deposit $6 into their pro shop credit accounts.  I am sure their husbands will be happy to spend that money!  

We had two chip in's today.  One from Susie Points on the 8th hole to birdie that one for her team.  The other chip in winner was Stephanie Stokes on hole #7 to help her team to their first of two birdies on the front nine.  Way to go Stephanie!  Both chip in winners pocket $4.50 each for their efforts.

Thanks to all the ladies that played today and came out for the breakfast.  It was a great day!  Hope to see you next week at you WGA Play Day which starts at 10:00 am

Best,
Dave

Lorraine Chalas sends one in from about 20 feet after her playing partners Maureen and Karen showed here the way.

Lynn Dunn showing off nice form on the 12th hole.

Pat Blank shoots this one a bit off target and had the nerve to blame the cameraman.  Can you believe that?

Look at that set up.   I think I have seen one just like that on the LPGA.  No doubt this one ends up near the hole.  Carol"Flipper"Spears has got all the tools to get the job done!

Stephanie Stokes is getting a lot of guidance from her teammates Tina & Lois

Tina Maisano heeds her teams instructions on hitting it hard.

Betty Lynch lines one up on the 11th hole while her teammate Wanda Little looks on.

Susan Courneya showing what good balance looks like in the golf swing!

Tricia Knight surveys the area before her team attempts one of their many birdie tries.

Tricia says "right here girls.  This is the closest one for sure!"

Yippee!  Bev Harper rolls one in from about 15 feet away for birdie!  Great work Bev!

WGA Opening Cocktail Party

On the evening of March 6, the WGA held their Opening Cocktail Party at Arlyle Jannuzzo's

house.  They enjoyed getting together for the first time since the Fall Closing Luncheon while

sipping wine and sampling various hors d'oeuvres and desserts.  After an hour of chatting,

Wanda Little called the meeting to order.  She introduced the 2013 WGA Executive Board Officers

as follows:

President - Wanda Little

Vice President - Cindy Boals

Secretary - Stephanie Stokes

Treasurer - Norma Hyland

Tournament Chair - Dot Kennihan

9 Hole Co-Chairs - Cathy Roofe, Beverly Logan

WGA 2013 Golf Handbooks were handed out and details of upcoming events were explained.

The theme for the 2013 WGA Member-Guest was announced - "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling".

Maureen Buckley and Norma Hyland will co-chair this event on September 9 and 10.

WGA Closing Day Results November 7th 2012

WGA Closing Day Luncheon at National

I always knew our ladies were tough but today that fact was abundantly clear when the National Golf Club held it's closing day for the WGA. We had 13 ladies show up today and brave the cold morning start. The ladies started at 10am and the temp at that time was barely creeping out of the 30's. The format today was just 9 holes of captains choice followed by luch in the Members lounge. The 9 hole ladies played along with the 18 hole ladies to make up the teams and we saw some excellent golf from the ladies.

 The Net winner was the team of Dot Kennihan and Bev Harper who scorched the front nine with a 32.5 to take home $6.50 each in pro shop credit. Well done girls!

 The Gross winner of today's event was the duo of Maureen Buckley and Norma Hyland. The managed to get around the front 9 in one over par 37 to best their nearest competitor by one shot. Nice playing ladies! They will also receive $6.50 each in pro shop credit for their excellent work on the links.

 We had one chip in to end the season and that was Bev Harper who ushered her team to victory with a most excellent chip in for par on the 6th hole. Way to go Bev!

 Even though this is the last official WGA play day of the year we don't want our girls resting on their laurels all winter. We will have regular times booked on Wednesdays and Friday's around 10am for all those wanting to play. Those interested in playing please either email (proshop@nationalgolfclub.com) or call the golf shop and we will put your name on the list.

Don't forget about the Champions dinner rescheduled for Friday the 16th of November. We hope that all of you can make time for this exciting evening to celebrate or 2012 champions. The event will start with Cocktails at 6pm with dinner and awards to follow.

 Thanks to all the WGA members for all the nice words about the WGA Blog. I have enjoyed doing it and we here at National will strive to continue improving our communication with our most valuable asset, Our Members.

 Thanks again,
 Dave